Dr Lisa GOH

Associate Professor
Department of Accountancy

Academic & Professional Qualifications

PhD (Cambridge)
MPhil (Cambridge)
BCom (Alberta)

CPA (Australia)

Biography

Dr. Goh joined the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong in 2017. Prior to joining, Dr. Goh held faculty positions at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and MPhil/PhD from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr. Goh’s current research interests are in the area of financial reporting and corporate governance, and executive compensation. Her current work focuses on standard-setting and disclosure of executive compensation, including the CEO pay ratio, the preparation of annual reports and remuneration reports, and corporate governance. She has published her research in journals such as the Journal of Corporate FinanceJournal of Business Finance and AccountingBritish Accounting Review, and Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance. She has taught undergraduate, masters, and executive education courses in the UK and Hong Kong, in financial and management accounting, financial statement analysis, and corporate governance.

SSRN author site: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=787805

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Financial reporting and corporate governance, executive compensation, pensions and stock options, standard-setting, and disclosure

Intellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)

Journal Publications

  • Changes in CEO stock option grants: A look at the numbers. Athanasakou, V., Ferreira, D. & Goh, L., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 75, 102226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2022.102226
  • Voluntary disclosure of corporate political spending. Goh, L., Liu, X. & Tsang, A., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 61, 101403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.08.014
  • Remuneration of non-executive directors: Evidence from the UK. Goh, L. & Gupta, A., Sept 2016, In: British Accounting Review. 48, 3, p. 379-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2015.05.001
  • Determinants and Valuation Implications of Compulsory Stock Option Disclosures in a Weak Regulatory Setting-The Case of France. Goh, L., Joos, P. & Soonawalla, K., Feb 2016, In: Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting. 27, 1, p. 26-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/jifm.12032
  • Pensions as a Form of Executive Compensation. Goh, L. & Li, Y., Nov 2015, In: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. 42, 9-10, p. 1154-1187. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12162
  • Executive compensation, compensation consultants, and shopping for opinion: Evidence from the United Kingdom. Goh, L. & Gupta, A., Feb 2010, In: Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance. 25, 4, p. 607-643. https://doi.org/10.1177/0148558X1002500407

Research Grants and Awards

  • Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Research Grants Council Faculty Development Scheme Grant (2022 – 2024)
  • Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Research Grants Council Faculty Development Scheme Grant (2020 – 2022)
  • Co-Investigator, CPA Canada – CAAA Financial Accounting, Assurance & Tax Research Grant Program (2019 – 2021)

Business and Professional Engagement

  • Editorial Board member, Accounting and Business Research  (2017 – now)
  • Academic Advisory Panel, Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (2020 – now)